Suzuki is readying its new quarter-litre sportbike to be launched in the international market soon. Some reports are claiming that the company could unveil the upcoming GSX-R250 at the INTERMOT motorcycle fair in October or the EICMA in November this year.

Lewis Croft, Suzuki Australia's marketing manager, has also announced that the Japanese automaker is going to introduce new products at both the events and it is believed that one of them will be the new 250cc sportbike. When asked about the quarter-litre motorcycle, he said, "we are aware of this motorcycle and are currently studying its feasibility in the Australian market."

Earlier, the patent images of the bike were also leaked from Australia this year, suggesting that it could be the first country to get the Suzuki GSX-R250. If launched in the Indian amrket, the superbike might be renamed to Gixxer 250. The bike will help Suzuki mark its presence in one of the most important segments, the 250-300cc motorcycles, which is quite popular in various countries.

The frame of the upcoming Suzuki Gixxer 250 looks like a modified version of the Gixxer 150 sold in India. The bike is expected to be powered by a new single-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine, which will come mated to a six-speed gearbox.

As the bike will be introduced as a sport tourer, the output can be expected between 25-28PS and the company is expected to price it competitively against the Honda CBR250R and the KTM RC 200. The market entry of the GSX-R250 is speculated to happen in early 2017, while the Indian debut could be by mid-2017.